Andante (''Homeland'')
| "Andante" | |
|---|---|
| Homeland episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 7 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Lesli Linka Glatter |
| Written by |
Patrick Harbinson Chip Johannessen |
| Production code | 7WAH07 |
| Original air date | March 25, 2018 |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
| |
"Andante" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 79th episode overall. It premiered on Showtime on March 25, 2018.
Plot
Saul (Mandy Patinkin) apprises Wellington (Linus Roache) of the situation with Simone Martin — that she intends to implicate Wellington in the plot to assassinate General McClendon, and that she's in league with Russian interests. A stunned Wellington sends a letter of resignation to President Keane (Elizabeth Marvel). Keane pays a visit to Wellington to inform him that she does not accept his resignation, as he is needed more than ever with her administration under attack.
Carrie (Claire Danes) and her crew leave Dante's apartment with as much evidence as they can collect, though they don't find anything immediately incriminating. The next day, an argument with Maggie (Amy Hargreaves) leads to Carrie taking Franny and moving out, albeit with no other place to live. Dante (Morgan Spector) offers to let them stay with him temporarily. Carrie snoops around Dante's apartment some more and finds that his ex-wife, Audrey (Tricia Paoluccio), works for the Department of the Treasury. She tracks down Audrey and poses as FBI, claiming to be doing a background check on Dante for a job. Carrie learns from Audrey that some things Dante had said about his past — such as having a drinking problem and his wife being bipolar — weren't true, and also that he had harbored resentment for "a CIA station chief" in Kabul, which was Carrie. Meanwhile, Dante goes to Maggie's house to search Carrie's room, under the pretense of fetching some of Franny's belongings. He finds some of the research that Carrie had been compiling on him.
Using his knowledge of Max's cameras as leverage, Saul forcibly takes Max (Maury Sterling) into his task force, with the stipulation that all findings are to be reported to Saul, not Carrie. Saul is unable to get an interview with Simone before her hearing, and decides to focus on Dante instead when Max discovers that Dante and Simone were traveling to many European locations at the exact same time. That night, both Carrie and Dante tease each other with the knowledge that the other was spying on them. The tense confrontation transitions into sex. They are interrupted when agents charge in and take Dante away in handcuffs on Saul's orders.
Production
The episode was directed by executive producer Lesli Linka Glatter and co-written by executive producers Patrick Harbinson and Chip Johannessen.
Reception
Reviews
The episode received an approval rating of 83% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.[1]
Scott Von Doviak of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "B" grade, noting that it advanced the season's story arcs significantly, but also that it leaned too much on drama surrounding Carrie's family.[2]
Ratings
The original broadcast was watched by 1.28 million viewers.[3]
References
- ↑ "Andante". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ↑ Von Doviak, Scott (March 25, 2018). "Carrie's domestic drama is getting harder to take on Homeland". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (March 27, 2018). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Terror' gets decent start behind 'The Walking Dead'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2018.